England National Football Team Match No. 712

England 3
Sweden 3 [1-2]

Because they
failed to qualify for the World Cup 1994 final tournament and qualified automatically as host nation for the European Championship 1996
final tournament, England went without competitive play of any kind during 1994, the first time
that had happened since 1883, the year before the British [Home International]
Championship tournament began. In 1995, for the second successive year,
England had no major tournament matches. In this tournament, which
served as a trial run a year ahead of the European Championship 1996 finals, they sought a slightly more
intense level of competition than provided by the long string of
friendlies they had played since 1993.

England Squad for the Umbro Cup International Challenge Tournament
June
1995

Player

Birthdate

Age

Pos

Club

St

Sub

App

G

Cpt

Dis

Anderton,
Darren R.

-

-

M

Tottenham Hotspur FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Barmby, Nicholas J.

-

-

F

Tottenham Hotspur FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Barnes, John C. B.

-

-

M

Liverpool FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Barton, Warren D.

-

-

D

Newcastle United FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Batty,
David

-

-

M

Blackburn Rovers FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Beardsley, Peter A.

-

-

M

Newcastle United FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cole,
Andrew A.

-

-

F

Manchester United FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Andrew Cole withdrew from the squad on 2 June
because of shin splints.

Paul Ince withdrew from the squad on 25 May
following talks with Venables about his mental state.

Player

Birthdate

Age

Pos

Club

St

Sub

App

G

Cpt

Dis

Le Saux,
Graeme P.

-

-

D

Blackburn
Rovers FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

McManaman, Steven

-

-

F

Liverpool FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Neville,
Gary A.

-

-

D

Manchester
United FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Pallister, Gary A.

-

-

D

Manchester
United FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Pearce,
Stuart

-

-

D

Nottingham
Forest FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Platt,
David A.

-

-

M

UC Sampdoria,
Italy

-

-

-

-

-

-

Redknapp,
Jamie F.

-

-

M

Liverpool FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Jamie Redknapp was given a late call to the
squad on 25 May following Paul Ince's withdrawal.

Scales,
John R.

-

-

D

Liverpool FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Shearer,
Alan

-

-

F

Blackburn Rovers FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sheringham, Edward P.

-

-

F

Tottenham Hotspur FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unsworth,
David G.

-

-

D

Everton FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

Walker,
Ian M.

-

-

G

Tottenham Hotspur FC

-

-

-

-

-

-

All information is complete to and
including the match against Japan on 3 June 1995.

Notes

Friday, 2 June 1995 -
Andy Cole withdrew from the squad after seeing a specialist for his
persistent shin splints problem.

Thursday, 25 May 1995 -
Paul Ince withdrew from the squad after talks with Venables, who named
Jamie Redknapp to replace him. Cleared the day before of criminal
charges he assaulted a fan, Ince said: "At the
moment I feel drained. The court case was particularly hard tohandle
emotionally. I feel it's better for me to go on holiday with my family
than play football. I wouldn't want to let England down in any way."

Tuesday, 23 May 1995 - National
team coach Terry Venables named a 23-man squad missing several regulars
for a tournament which, while of minor importance in and of itself, he
regarded as critical to his preparations for the European Championship
1996 final tournament. Missing through injury were David Seaman, Rob
Jones, Lee Dixon, Neil Ruddock, Steve Howey, Tony Adams, Tim Sherwood,
Dennis Wise and Barry Venison.